Acoustic musician and songwriter Summer Redstone leads with a much-welcomed dose of clear authenticity as a modern artist. The sheer feeling and delicate intensity of her two recent singles highlight a sense of talent and purpose in the field, Summer’s voice meandering through long-form melodic musings, backed only by an acoustic guitar, and delivering a fine balance between the familiar and the impressively original.
Alt Folk
Jag, Griffin, Luke and Parker make up Chelekis, a four-piece with a shared passion for the process, and that inherent connection that shines brilliantly through the rhythmic unity and celebratory scorn of Problematic.
UK band The Hanging Bandits – a great name and a worthy level of intrigue for the inventive music that follows. Their single, Shipwrecks & Forgetful Skies, is a sensational lyrical and melodic outpouring.
An instantly likable original track, with plenty of personality but also, and quite crucially, an accessible and welcoming musical warmth. Ignatious intrigues, unsettles, and boldly leaves his mark, with Des particules de merde.
Instantly unique music, a songwriter with a vocal that stands out by a mile, and a poetic lyrical thread that feels refreshingly human and honest and reflective. Sten Veiths blends alt-folk contemplation and calm with bolder folk-rock to cinematic stylistics, and showcases a superb strength of songwriting, with the mighty Where The Hell I Belong.
LE BRUIT present a brilliantly original, engaging and interesting alt-folk style, both immersive and satisfying, whilst maintaining a clear edge of unpredictable artistry – as the passion rises and the melodies tumble down their own rabbit hole of wonder.
Kentucky duo Him & Him draw interest in their upcoming debut album, with the uniquely evocative, emotional alt-country tones and heartfelt intentions of Keep Chuggin’ On.
Featuring an intimate fusion of natural piano and strings, with vocals that follow a long-form melody through moments of brightness and uncertainty alike, Presence gathers enchanting momentum, connecting for its humanity and heart in the way that much of the new album intends to do.
Playful and imaginative music, lyrics simply listing amidst a clean mix of quirky guitar, bass and voice. Michele Ocean continues to carve out a distinct catalogue of original music, with the characterful single Fly Dandelion.
Born out of a genuine need for the cathartic process of making heartfelt music – Francis’ Scream writes songs from a place of authenticity and struggle, and delivers them with an air of organic folk-pop that’s both acoustic and vocally distinct.
Brand new music from Gloucestershire’s best band of 2023 – the iconic Saint Senara bring through an intoxicating fusion of delicacy and depth, with the storytelling theatrics and bold performative flair of Lost Lisa Marie.
Stunning soul-rock and blues vocals passionately guide us, as Dan Millson carves out the classic blues-folk stomp and story of Saint Peter.